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Niamh, Neve or something else entirely?

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glasshalfsomething · 05/07/2017 08:28

Just that really!

I love the name, and have no objection to the traditional spelling, but having grown up with a pain in the ass name, I'm hesitant to land any child with a name that has to be corrected or spelled all the time.

I just can't decide which variation to use, or whether to fall back in a less loved name?

Thoughts?

(it could be a boy, which would be lovely as that name has been agreed 😊)

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glasshalfsomething · 05/07/2017 08:43

Wow cheeseman, that's quite an effort to go to.

Alternatives would be

  • Caitlyn
  • Carys
  • Evelyn
  • Charlotte
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Iamcheeseman · 05/07/2017 08:39

I taught a niamh who at about age 9 had her name 'officially' changed to neve as her parents were fed up of people not having a clue how to say it. It's a bit like siobhan. Once you've heard it and know, it's fine, but lots of people have no idea what those names actually say. It's a tricky one.

Choccyhobnob · 05/07/2017 08:34

I have this thought often too as I have Irish heritage but my married last name is very obviously 'foreign' so I feel the combination of the traditional Irish Niamh with my surname doesn't go anymore so I have contemplated Neve or Nieve. Both nice names but if you don't have a pain in the ass surname go for Niamh!

JasonDerulo · 05/07/2017 08:29

Niamh!!! So pretty and fairly well known anyway

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